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Italian composer Umberto Giordano composed the opera drama. The libretto for Andrea Chénier was written by Luigi Illica. Andrea Chénier premiered at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 1896. Set in the time of the French Revolution, the dramatic opera is about the French poet Andrea Chénier, who was sentenced to death by the guillotine at the age of 31 and died in Paris in 1794.
The Package
Music trip to Milan for 3 days / 2 nights with an exclusive program. The highlight is a visit to the famous Teatro alla Scala on the second evening to experience a magnificent performance in a world-famous environment with global stars.
The 3-day city trip includes the hotel in your selected category, a gourmet dinner on the evening of the first day, a private walking tour of the city with a guide in your language, a visit to the La Scala Museum, premium tickets for the selected event at the Teatro alla Scala, and an aperitif before the performance. The schedule and program have been well accepted by our clients and we receive many compliments. However, should you wish to adjust the program, to maybe have a different private sightseeing tour or rather spend the day shopping, add an excursion to Lago di Como, an excursion to Cremona to the Stradivari Museum, then please let us know. The itinerary can be customized to your needs.
The Story
The love story and the characters Roucher, Maddalena and Gérard that appear in it are fictitious.
The main actor of the opera is the poet Andrea Chénier.
At a festivity in a countess’s castle, the poet Andrea Chénieris asked to recite his poems. As a critic of the decadent lifestyle, Andrea Chénier uses flowery words to declaim the decadence of the festival while the people starve in winter. The servant Gerard also criticizes the nobility, but is secretly in love with the Countess’ daughter, Maddalena.
When Gérard secretly lets starving peasants into the ballroom and the Countess has them thrown out, Gérard quits his service at the castle.
Five years later, France is governed by Robbespierre, who turned the country into a police state.
Maddalena and Andrea Chénier are also on the list of enemies of the state.
Maddalena’s servant, Bersi, is being pursued by a spy. When Chénier wants to meet Maddalena, this is observed by the spy. The two confess their love. Gérard engages Chénier in a duel in which Gérard is wounded and Chénier is imprisoned.
Maddalena asks Gérard to release Chénier and offers him a night of love in return. Chénier is sentenced to death by the court.
Maddalena sneaks into the cell to die together with Chénier by the scaffold in eternal love.
The Artists
Teatro alla Scala Production
Running Time: 2 hours 25 minutes intermission included
Opera in four acts
Libretto by Luigi Illica
Teatro alla Scala Production
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet Company
Conductor • Marco Armiliato
Staging • Mario Martone
Sets • Margherita Palli
Costumes • Ursula Patzak
Lights • Pasquale Mari
Choreography • Daniela Schiavone
CAST
Andrea Chénier • Yusif Eyvazov / Jonas Kaufmann
Carlo Gérard • Ambrogio Maestri (3, 6, 11, 16 May) / Amartuvshin Enkhbat (21, 24, 27 May)
Maddalena di Coigny • Sonya Yoncheva
Bersi • Francesca Di Sauro
Countess of Coigny • Maria Josè Lo Monaco
Madelon • Elena Zilio
Roucher • Ruben Amoretti
Fouquier Tinville • Adolfo Corrado
Matthieu • Giulio Mastrototaro
The Incredible • Carlo Bosi
Performance Dates Opera Andrea Chénier
2023-05-03 ... 2023-05-27
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